Jonathan Crane
Professor | University of Florida
Gainesville, FL, UNITED STATES
Jonathan Crane is an expert in sustainable tropical and subtropical fruit production.
Biography
Jonathan Crane is a tropical-fruit crop specialist at UF’s Tropical Research & Education Center in Homestead and has been with UF since 1987. He has studied how hurricanes affect Florida agriculture. His research covers damage to fruit crops and to grove infrastructure such as irrigation systems due to high winds and flooding.
Areas of Expertise (13)
Sapodilla
Passionfruit
Mamey Sapote
Lychee
Guava
Mango
Tropical Fruit Production
Avocado
Carambola
Annona
Longan
Papaya
Dragonfruit
Media Appearances (1)
What's behind the meager mango season?
WPLG Local 10 tv
2024-06-27
Get ready to pay more for mangos this season as South Dade growers take a hit. 2023 may have had a mango bounty, but 2024 has shaped up to be a bust.
Articles (3)
In vitro sensitivity and field effectiveness of synthetic and plant-based fungicides against dragon fruit canker caused by Neoscytalidium dimidiatum
Crop ProtectionPamela Suellen Salvador Dutra, et. al
2025-04-01
Dragon Fruit Canker (DFC), caused by Neoscytalidium dimidiatum, threatens the profitability of the dragon fruit industry worldwide. In the U.S., the number of fungicides registered for this crop is limited, challenging the effective control of DFC, particularly in South Florida, where frequent outbreaks occur.
Searching for Laurel Wilt Resistance in Avocados of Mexican and Mexican-Guatemalan Ancestry
Plant DiseaseMonica Navia-Urrutia, et. al
2025-01-07
Laurel wilt (LW), a lethal vascular disease caused by the ambrosia fungus Harringtonia lauricola, has severely reduced avocado (Persea americana Mill.) production in Florida and decimated populations of native lauraceous trees across 12 U.S. states. All commercial avocado cultivars evaluated to date succumb to the disease, but the speed at which the tree declines varies.
Physiological and biochemical responses of the achachairu tree (Garcinia humilis) to prolonged flooding
Scientia HorticulturaeFederico W. Sanchez, et. al
2024-11-01
Flooding and waterlogging create hypoxic or anoxic soil conditions that negatively affect the physiology of wild and cultivated tropical fruit trees. The achachairu (Garcinia humilis) is a slow-growing tropical fruit tree endemic to the Bolivian Amazon region. Like many tropical trees, G. humilis is increasingly affected by flooding events that may threaten its natural and cultivated areas, but its physiological and biochemical responses to prolonged flooding have not been reported.
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